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How Do I ID a Visually Related Learning Problem?


How can I tell if my student or child has a visually related learning problem?
This is useful whether you are a parent or school teacher.



Over 80 years ago, Dr. William Langcaster found the best students at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire had the worst visual acuities. It is a mystery why this antiquated screening has continued. The screening only checks 3% of your child's vision and screens nothing related to learning(the original intention of school vision screening). See our section on lens therapy to see our solution to the eyestrain created in the classroom.
Since you can not rely on the antiquated school eyesight screening, below are three categories of signs and symptoms you can rely on to determine if a visually related learning problem may exist found in our office brochure How can I tell if my child has a visually related learning problem?

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 1. Appearance of eye
 

   1. Headaches in forehead or temples

  

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   2. Burning or itchy eyes after reading or desk work
  

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3. Print blurs soon as reading

   

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4. Complains of seeing double


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5. Words move or swim on page

2. Complaints at desk work (The first five are same as all in Appearance of the eyes above.)
1. Headaches in forehead or temples
2.Burning or itchy eyes after reading or desk work
3.Print blurs soon as reading
4. Complains of seeing double
5. Words move or swim on page




6. One eye turns in or out at any time.
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7. Reddened eyes or lids


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8.Eyes tear excessively

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9.Encrusted eyelids


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 10.Frequent styes on lids.


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3. Behavioral signs of visual problems
    A. Eye movement abilities - ocular motility)

           1. Head turns in reading / paperwork
 

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          2. Loses place frequently as reads


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          3. Use finger / marker to keep place

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           4. Short attention span
          



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           5. Frequently omits words
 


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         6. Writes up or down hill
 


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         7. Rereads or skips lines


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            8. Miss-orients drawings on a page


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B. Eye teaming ability

         1. Repeats letters within words

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         2. Omits numbers letters or phrases

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        3. Miss aligns digits in columns

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         4. Squints, closes or covers one eye
        

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         5.  Tilts head at desk or reading

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         6. Odd posture in desk activities
     

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   7. Stubborn behavior

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   c. Eye-hand coordination abilities

          1. Must " feel things" to get the idea


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         2. Eyes not used to steer hands (lack of orientation, placement of words,or drawings.)



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 3. Writes crookedly, poorly spaced can't stay on line







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​ 4. Miss aligns both horizontal and vertical series of numbers




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          5. Uses hand as "spacer" to control spacing and page alignment











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          6. Confuses right-left directions

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D. Visual Form Perception

          1. Doesn't recognize the same word in the next sentence

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          2. Reverses letters/words writing or copying
 

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          3. Hard to recognize minor differences
 

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         4. Confuses words with similar beginnings/endings



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          5. Doesn't visualize what read silently/orally
 

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        6. Whispers to reinforce silent reading


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         7. "Draws" with finger to tell similarities/differences




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4  E. Need for eyeglasses
  
    1. Rapidly loses interest in reading

 


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      2. Blinks a lot read or desk work

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      3. Holds book too close or face close to desk
 

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     4. Makes errors in copying from board/page to paper



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      5. Squints to see board/requests to move nearer
 

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      6. Rubs eyes during/after short periods of visual activity

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      7. Blinks to clear board after desk and digital work

For those who wish a paper copy of How can I tell if my child has a visually related learning problem? the PDF's are enclosed below:
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Friday:    Limited to vision therapy only

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  • Home
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    • Meet the Doctor
    • Let's make an appointment
    • Services We Provide >
      • In a nut shell
      • Just add seasoning
      • Real Optometry
      • Larry Fitzgerald His eyes did it!
      • More than 20/20
      • Languages : We got'em
      • Cataract Eye drops?
      • Concussion and Vision
      • Contact Lenses
    • Facilites & Equipment
    • So You Had Extra Testing... >
      • Tests You Had
      • Conditions You Have
      • Treatments Available
      • Referal We Made
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      • MEDI-CAL
      • MEDICARE
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      • Our Fees
      • Payments Accepted
    • Eye Glasses Guide
  • Vision Therapy
    • Dr. Henshaw discusses Vision Therapy
    • Methods to treat Eye turns
    • Lens Therapy Explained
    • Digital / Computer Vision
    • Light Therapy
    • Research in Vision Therapy
    • Tribute to Dr. Bob Pepper
    • Videos about Vision Therapy
    • VIP
    • What is Vision Therapy?
  • Teacher Parent Info
    • Optometry and Education
    • Timely Info
    • How to ID a Visually related Learning Problem
    • School Vision Screening Danger
    • I'm here from the government, and I'm here to help you!
    • 7 Steps to Preserve Your Child's Vision at School
    • 20/20 is only a begining
    • Between Home and Pre-School
    • The Ritilin Myth and others
    • Vision and Learning Month
    • Videos about Vision and Learning
    • The Digital Jungle
  • TESTIMONIES
  • Explanations and Videos About Your Diagnosis
    • Accommodative Infacility (elevator Problem -Kid)
    • Amblyopia aka "Lazy Eye"
    • Anisometropia
    • Astigmatism
    • Binocular Vision
    • Cataracts
    • Esophoria/Esotropia (crossed eyes)
    • Exotropia/Wandering Eye
    • Eyestrain
    • Farsightedness
    • Nearsightedness/Myopia
    • Presbyopia Adult Elevator Problem
    • Vision Processing
  • Patient Forms
  • Promotions
    • National Vision and Learning Month
    • Bill's Books >
      • Looking Over Mother's Shoulder
      • What Would Jesus See?
  • Special Events
    • open
    • COVID INCONSISTIENCIES
    • Confinement During COVID
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    • Tax Savings
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    • Acuvue Contacts Danger
    • Computer Vision
    • Vision Care Videos
    • Heading in Soccer
    • Infant Vision
    • The Mono-Vision Myth
    • LASIK
    • Ted Talk
    • 3-D Movies
    • Miscellaneous Articles
    • Vision and Counseling
    • Diabetic Diet
  • FAQ
  • WWJS articles
  • help
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